![]() The following day he finds a nest of snapping turtle eggs to use as an additional food source. He discovers how to make fire by striking the hatchet against the stone and allowing the sparks to catch on a small nest of kindling. Frustrated and hurt, Brian reminds himself that he will not get anywhere by continuing to feel sorry for himself. He makes a crude shelter in a hollowed out part of a rock outcropping beside the lake however, on his first night in the shelter a porcupine sneaks in, tries to eat his raspberries, and then sticks him with its quills. He then finds a raspberry bush and uses this as his first food source. He first finds a patch of strange cherries, but eating too many of them makes him very sick. His most valuable tool is a hatchet that his mother gave to him before he left New York. He remembers the motivational words an old teacher once said to him and decides to make the most of what he has and try his best to stay alive, hoping a plane will be there to rescue him within a couple of days. The first few days are a blur as he recovers from the crash and tries to get his bearings. When the plane finally runs out of fuel, he makes a crash-landing in the middle of the forest beside a remote lake.īrian survives the crash and, still trying to piece together what has happened to him, begins the long struggle for survival until he is rescued. In the middle of the flight the pilot has a heart attack and dies, and Brian is alone he tries to steer the plane for a little while but has no clue where he is and cannot get in contact with the ground. His parents recently got divorced, which has shaken him up, primarily because of the Secret that he keeps: he saw his mother with another man while his parents were still married. ![]() The novel begins with Brian Robeson, a thirteen-year-old boy from New York City, in a small bush plane on his way to visit his father in Canada for the summer.
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